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Strand-reinforced composite material

a composite material and strand technology, applied in the field of elastic composite materials, can solve the problems of wearer's skin, leakage of garments, rough and uncomfortable laminates,

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-01-08
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides elastic composites and laminates with superior elastic and adhesion properties, particularly suitable for personal care product applications. The elastic composites are made up of reinforcing strands and elastomeric adhesive film, which reduces tension decay and improves adhesion properties compared to elastic composites without reinforcing strands. The reinforcing strands enable the composite tension to be tunable while preserving the soft feel and aesthetic properties of the laminate. The invention also includes a method of making the elastic composites and laminates with controlled tension."

Problems solved by technology

However, such laminates can be rough and uncomfortable.
Furthermore, such laminates may cause red-marking on a wearer's skin if the fit is too tight and may result in leakage from the garment if the fit is too loose.
Current elastic adhesives, when used in combination with spunbond layers to form spunbond laminates, display noticeable tension decay and relatively poor adhesion properties.

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[0071]In this example, a strand-reinforced laminate material (sample B) was made in accordance with the invention and the tension decay properties were compared to a control (sample A) having the same elastomeric adhesive film composition without the elastic strands. In each case, the film add-on before stretching to 800% was 80 gsm and the elastomeric adhesive film composition was a mixture of 35 wt % PICOLYTE S115 and 65% KRATON G2760, to which 10% Hercules PICOLYTE S25 was added. More particularly, the elastic adhesive film underwent process elongation of between 500% and 800%, resulting in an output basis weight of between 70 and 120 grams per square meter (gsm) before stretching onto a chill roll having a temperature of 10 to 15 degrees Celsius, from a melt tank having a temperature of up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

[0072]The control spunbond / film / spunbond laminate sample (sample A) was made without any reinforcing strands. The test sample (sample B) was reinforced with VFL extru...

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[0076]In this example, the strand-reinforced laminate material (sample B) of Example 1 was incorporated into the leg cuff portion of a personal care garment, as indicated by the reference number 30 in FIG. 8. The “in-product” tension properties were evaluated and compared to conventional spunbonded laminates (SBL) and Lycra laminates (including Lycra strands adhered with elastic attachment adhesive). The “in-product” tension values of the elasticized laminate composite portion of the personal care garment are shown in Table 2 and were measured as follows.

[0077]The garment was extended flat on a lightbox and clamped at one end while a 1000 gram weight in the form of a bar was attached at the other end, resulting in stretching of the material in the machine direction. Two marks corresponding to a discrete gauge length value in the range of 4-7 inches were placed on the stretched elastic portion. The weight was removed and the retracted elastic laminate composite was cut out from the p...

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Abstract

Elastomeric composites and elastomeric composite laminates including reinforcement strands incorporated into an elastomeric adhesive film. The strands may vary in terms of levels of tension. Facing layers, such as nonwoven webs, can be laminated to both surfaces of the elastomeric composite to form laminates. A method of making such composites and laminates involves adjusting tension among various elastic strands while extruding the elastic strands and incorporating the elastic strands into the elastomeric adhesive film.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention is directed to elastic composite materials including elastomeric adhesive film reinforced with elastic strands which significantly improves tension decay and adhesion properties of the material.[0002]Personal care garments often include elasticized portions to create a gasket-like fit around certain openings, such as waist openings and leg openings. Laminates made from conventional elastic strands and elastic attachment adhesive are often used to create such elasticized portions. However, such laminates can be rough and uncomfortable. Furthermore, such laminates may cause red-marking on a wearer's skin if the fit is too tight and may result in leakage from the garment if the fit is too loose.[0003]Multifunctional adhesive, such as elastic adhesives are currently recognized as suitable and desirable for use in the manufacture of personal care articles. More particularly, elastic adhesives can be used to bond facing materials, such as sp...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B32B27/04A41B9/00B32B27/00A61F13/15B32B3/18B32B7/12B32B25/10
CPCA61F13/15593A61F13/49014A61F13/49017B32B3/18B32B7/12B32B25/10A61F13/4902Y10T428/28Y10T428/24994Y10T428/249942Y10T428/249947Y10T442/2738Y10T442/60Y10T442/601Y10T442/602
Inventor NECULESCU, CRISTIAN M.ZHOU, PEIGUANG
Owner KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC
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